Eerie Indiana Double Drabble: Success

[froodle]

Tod set the tall glass mug down on his parent's kitchen table, his lips pressed tight in a thin line of anxious concentration.

The liquid inside was the same deep, rich brown as the fresh-tilled earth on the farm his family no longer owned, and masses of tiny bubbles had formed round the edges of the cup. Steam wafted from it, thick with the bitter-sweet scent of dark chocolate.

He picked up the ramekin of freshly-chopped hazelnuts and took a generous pinch, reconsidered, and replaced it with a second, much smaller, pinch.

Deep breath. Don't rush this.

He wrapped his free hand around his wrist to still the tremor that had developed there, and let fall a single fragment of hazelnut.

It landed neatly in the very centre of the mug's wide circular mouth. Dipped a little. Rose slowly back to the surface. Bobbed there.

Remained.

He let a couple more pieces drop, then, giddy with excitement, released the rest.

The hot chocolate sat before him, thick as one of Mister Radford's milkshakes, hazelnut sprinkles floating atop it like body parts in the Eerie Municipal Pool. A triumph.

"Yes!" he cried, his voice shockingly loud in the silent house. "Yes!"

Ongoing Verse: Janet



A Ghost in Pink by froodle; Janet's family during the year she was Lost

Jogging by froodle, in which Janet Donner adapts to life in regular Eerie

Maybe, Even, in which Tod has a dream

Cooking Class, in which there is baking

Cake Day, in which it is Marshall's birthday

Dishonoured, in which Dash makes a choice, and Tod and Janet pay the price

Plans by froodle, in which Janet Donner deals with Daylight Savings Time yet again

DST by froodle, in which there is a lighthouse

Figurehead by froodle, in which Lake Eerie's ghost pirates encounter the lighthouse

At the Seaside, in which Simon and Marshall stake out the Eerie Baitshop and Sushi Bar.

Tempest, in which the Sea Hag makes an appearance

The Listener, in which Melanie and Devon talk, and Melanie makes a decision

Food Hygiene, in which Simon takes on some after-school activities, and meets Melanie and Janet doing the same

In the Bleak Midwinter, in which there is activity on the shores of Lake Eerie

The Lake at Night, in which there are pleasure boats

Night Diving, in which Janet and Melanie investigate the world beneath the waves

Promotional Materials, in which Lake Eerie's mermaids prepare for summer

Equivocate, in which Eerie's golf course becomes waterlogged

Golf Course, in which the re-seeding does not take as well as hoped

Artisanal, in which Janet prepares for the days trade

Kitchen Prep, in which Janet's hard work is foiled by vicious seabirds

Populace, in which Eerie's citizens experience a completely normal day

Slow Day, in which the Baitshop and Sushi Bar is unusually quiet

Worker Engagement, in which Janet works on a new sculpture

DST2, in which Janet and Marshall wait for midnight

Poetry Slam, in which Janet tries her hand at performance art.

Similar Interests, in which Tod encounters Devon's mother, and is almost crushed by a door.

Dessert, in which Tod and his parents get ice-cream

Milestone, in which Mars helps Tod to prepare for his 21st

License to Serve, in which Tod has his birthday

Civic Duty, in which the Ladies Society for the Beautification of Eerie gather to protect the town

The Craft, in which the Ladies encounter the all-female werewolf pack from Trick 'r Treat

Freelancing, in which Sara Sue takes on some work for Things Incorporated

Presentation, in which Simon gives a chupacabra a massage

Homecoming, in which Janet and Marshall return to the Teller house

Comments

[deifire]

Mmm...this fic is delicious.

[froodle]

Tod is an EXCELLENT Homemaker